Assembly Actions -
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Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 22, 2011 |
referred to mental health delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 13, 2011 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 07, 2011 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 06, 2011 |
1st report cal.1004 |
May 04, 2011 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Senate Bill S5311
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2011-S5311 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §81.44, Ment Hyg L
2011-S5311 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5311 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to notifying the local department of social services upon the death of an incapacitated person SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill amends Mental Hygiene Law §81.44(c)(1) by adding a requirement that the duly appointed personal representative of a decedent's estate or the personal representative named in the decedent's will or any trust instrument, if known notify the local social services district of the death of the decedent. REASONS FOR SUPPORT: The City proposes legislation that will increase Medicaid reimbursement recoveries by requiring that the assigned guardian of an individual notify the local social service district - in New York City, the Human Resources Administration (HRA) upon the death of the individual. Presently, there is no system by which HRA is promptly notified upon the death of an individual who, due to incapacitation, has been assigned a guardian. Under current statute, the guardian must notify other entities, such as the court examiner and the public administrator, but not the agency that provides Medicaid services at
2011-S5311 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5311 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 4, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. McDONALD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop- mental Disabilities AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to notifying the local department of social services upon the death of an incapacitated person THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (c) of section 81.44 of the mental hygiene law, as added by chapter 175 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: 1. serve a copy of the statement of death upon the court examiner, the duly appointed personal representative of the decedent's estate, or, if no [person] PERSONAL representative has been appointed, then upon the personal representative named in the decedent's will or any trust instrument, if known, UPON THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES and upon the public administrator of the chief fiscal officer of the county in which the guardian was appointed, and S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10864-01-1
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